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October 9, 2020 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from October 9, 2020, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with LL.


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center letter NACILOV
Spelling Bee for October 9, 2020

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Center letter V: August 3, 2024

words: 296
score: 1,834 pts
pangrams: 12
compounds: 4
bingo: yes

A x 57
C x 70
I x 17
L x 35
N x 69
O x 14
V x 34

4L x 52
5L x 56
6L x 55
7L x 53
8L x 40
9L x 19
10L x 10
11L x 6
12L x 5

  4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 tot
A 7 13 11 16 5 3 1 - 1 57
C 6 14 16 13 8 9 1 2 1 70
I 4 5 5 1 1 - 1 - - 17
L 9 9 8 5 4 - - - - 35
N 21 8 7 7 9 5 5 4 3 69
O 2 2 5 3 2 - - - - 14
V 3 5 3 8 11 2 2 - - 34
tot 52 56 55 53 40 19 10 6 5 296

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
AC x 12 AI x 1 AL x 9 AN x 28 AV x 7
CA x 22 CI x 6 CL x 11 CO x 31
IC x 3 IL x 2 IN x 9 IO x 1 IV x 2
LA x 14 LI x 11 LL x 1 LO x 9
LLA x 1
NA x 15 NI x 5 NO x 49
OI x 1 OL x 4 ON x 7 OO x 1 OV x 1
VA x 12 VI x 19 VO x 3

cmp 5 6 tot
I - 1 1
L 1 - 1
O - 2 2
tot 1 3 4

debut appearances 16

CONCANAVALIN, CONVIVIAL, NONCIVILIAN, NONCONVIVIAL, NONVOCALIC, NONVOLCANIC, OLIVANIC, VACCINIOLA, VILLANCICO, VINCANOL, VOCALION, VOLCANIC

word       length      
ALLOCOLONIAL 12
CONCANAVALIN 12 pangram
NONCANONICAL 12
NONCLINICIAN 12
NONCONVIVIAL 12 pangram
CICLACILLIN 11
COLOCOLONIC 11
NONCIVILIAN 11 pangram
NONCLINICAL 11 debut
NONCOLONIAL 11
NONVOLCANIC 11 pangram
ACANONICAL 10
CONVICILIN 10
ILICICOLIN 10
NONCOLONIC 10
NONCONICAL 10
NONVANILLA 10
NONVILLAIN 10
NONVOCALIC 10 pangram
VACCINIOLA 10 pangram
VILLANCICO 10 pangram
ACLINICAL 9
ANACLINAL 9
ANNONACIN 9
CALOCININ 9
CANAVALIN 9
CANONICAL 9 debut
CINCINNAL 9
CLINICIAN 9
CLOACINAL 9
COCILLANA 9
COLCANNON 9
CONVIVIAL 9 pangram, debut
NANOCANAL 9
NONCALCIC 9
NONCLONAL 9
NONICONIC 9
NONILLION 9
VACCINIAL 9
VAINILLAL 9
ACIVICIN 8
ALANINOL 8
ANICONIC 8
ANILINIC 8
AVIALIAN 8
CINCINNI 8
CIVILIAN 8
CLAVACIN 8
CLINICAL 8
COLLACIN 8
COLOANAL 8
COLONIAL 8 debut
CONVIVIA 8
ICONICAL 8
LACINIAL 8
LACONICA 8
LANCININ 8
LINALOOL 8
NONANOIC 8
NONAVIAN 8
NONCANAL 8
NONCIVIL 8
NONCOCOA 8
NONIONIC 8
NONLOCAL 8
NONNAVAL 8
NONVOCAL 8 debut
OLIVANIC 8 pangram
OLIVINIC 8
VACCINAL 8
VACCINIA 8
VANILLIC 8
VANILLIN 8
VICIANIN 8
VICILLIN 8
VINCANOL 8 pangram
VINCINAL 8
VIOLINIC 8
VOCALION 8 pangram
VOLCANIC 8 pangram, debut
ACACIIN 7
ACINACI 7
ACLINAL 7
ACLINIC 7
ACLONAL 7
ALCANNA 7
ALLICIN 7
ANCILIA 7
ANCILLA 7
ANCONAL 7
ANILINO 7
ANILLIN 7
ANIONIC 7 debut
ANNONIN 7
AVIALAN 7
AVIONIC 7
CALCIAN 7
CALCINO 7
CALOCIN 7
CANNOLI 7 debut
CANNOLO 7
CANONIC 7 debut
CICINNI 7
CLOACIN 7
COLANIC 7
COLICIN 7
COLONIC 7
CONICAL 7 debut
COONCAN 7
INCIVIL 7 disallowed elsewhere
LACINIA 7
LACONIC 7 debut
LANOLIN 7 debut
LILACIN 7
LINALOL 7
NONANAL 7
NONANOL 7
NONCALL 7
NONCOAL 7
NONCOLA 7
NONOVAL 7
NOVALIA 7
ONCILLA 7
ONICOLO 7
OOLICAN 7
VALONIA 7
VANILLA 7
VICILIN 7
VICINAL 7
VILLAIN 7
VILLIAN 7
VINALON 7
VOLCANO 7 debut
ACACIN 6
ACINIC 6
ALANNA 6
ALLIIN 6
ALNICO 6
ANCONA 6
ANICCA 6
ANILIC 6
ANNONA 6
AVANIA 6
AVICIN 6
CACOON 6
CALCIN 6
CANCAN 6
CANINI 6
CANNON 6
CANOLA 6
CLINAL 6
CLINIA 6
CLINIC 6
CLONAL 6 disallowed elsewhere
CLONIC 6
COCAIN 6
COCONA 6
COCOON 6
COILIN 6
COLONI 6
ICONIC 6
ILICIN 6
INCALL * 6
INCAVI 6
INCAVO 6
LACCIN 6
LALLAN 6
LANCIN 6
LANIOL 6
LAVANI 6
LINOLA 6
LOANIN 6
LONNIN 6
NANNAN 6
NIACIN 6
NOCINO 6
NONILL 6
NONION 6
NONOIL 6
NOVAIN 6
OILCAN * 6 debut
OLIVIN 6
ONLOAN * 6
ONONIN 6
OVONIC 6
VILLAN 6
VIOLAN 6
VIOLIN 6 debut
ACANA 5
ACINI 5
AINOI 5
ALOIN 5
ANANA 5
ANCON 5
ANION 5 debut
ANNAL 5
ANOIA 5
ANONA 5
ANVIL 5
AVIAN 5
AVION 5
CALIN 5
CANAL 5
CANNA 5
CANON 5
CAVAN 5
CAVIN 5
COION 5
COLIN 5
COLON 5
CONAL 5
CONIA 5
CONIC 5
CONVO 5
COVIN 5
INIAC 5
INIAL 5
INION 5
IONIC 5
IVAIN 5
LANAI 5
LIANA 5
LINAC * 5
LININ 5
LIVIN 5
LLANO 5
LOCIN 5
LOCON 5
LONCO 5
NALLA 5
NANNA 5
NAVAL 5
NINON 5
NIVAL 5
NONIC 5
NONNA 5
NONNO 5
OLONA 5
ONION 5
VANIN 5
VANNA 5
VINAL 5
VINCA 5
VINIC 5
ALAN 4
ANAL 4
ANAN 4
ANIL 4
ANNA 4
ANOA 4
ANON 4
CANN 4
CION 4
CLAN 4
COIN 4
CONI 4
CONN 4
ICON 4
INCA 4
INIA 4
IVAN 4
LAIN 4
LANA 4
LINN 4
LINO 4
LION 4
LOAN 4
LOIN 4
LONA 4
LOON 4
NAAI 4
NAAN 4
NAIL 4
NAIN 4
NAIO 4
NALA 4
NALL 4
NANA 4
NANO 4
NAOI 4
NILL 4
NINA 4
NOIL 4
NOLA 4
NOLL 4
NOLO 4
NONI 4
NONO 4
NOON 4
NOVA 4
NOVI 4
ONIA 4
ONOI 4
VAIN 4
VINA 4
VINO 4

* compound(ish) word

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